Automobile headlight-adjuster.



N. B. GOCKLEY.

AUTOMOBILE HEADLIGHT ADJUSTER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 4, 1910.

983,991 Patented Feb. 14, 1911.

WITNESSES INVENTOR N :B. rackle,

NOAH B. GOCKLEY, OF EPHRATA, PENNSYLVANIA.

AUTOMOBILE HEADLIGHT-ADJUSTER.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Feb. 14, 1911.,

Application filed July 14, 1910. Serial N0. 571,916.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, NOAH B. Groom-.131, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ephrata, in the county of Lancaster and State of Pem'isvlvania. have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Automobile Head]ight-Adjustcrs, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to theaccompanying drawing.

vThis invention relates to a device or attachment for automatically operating the headlights of automobiles by the action of the sha-riug gear in such a manner that. the curves of the road may be illuminated as the coursc ot the vehicle is changed.

The object of my invention is to produce an apparatus that simple of construction, durable. and easy of attachment to the dift'crcnt makes of automobiles. 7

Another object being in a device. of this class to provide means whereby the vertical movement of the body in relationto the runnine gear is. compensated for and will not a ll cct the movement of the lamps.

'ith these and other objects in view my invention consists in certain construction and mu'x'ihination of parts as will hereinafter be t'ully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drznvings which form a part o'l" this application. and in which like figures oi? reference refer to corresponding .parts' in all of the views; but it is full v understood that while I ha ve here described my invention as shown that I do not confine mvselt to the exact design as shown. as slight chano' s may be made in the construclion and arrangement of the several parts without dc 'larling from the spirit of-thc invention.

Referring to the drawings:---l igure 1. is a trout elevation of an automobile provided with my improved apparatus. Fig. 2. is a top plan view of the apparatus as applied to ar automobile. Fig.3. is a vertical sectional elevation of one of the lamp brackets. Fig. 4. a detail view of the steeringrod clamp and the vertical movement compensatingdevice.

Referring to the drawings. the apparatus or attachment comprises the lamp forks 1. which arc provided with the pivot stems 2. iournalcd in the bearings 3. which are sccured to the side frames 4. ol the car; said stems 2. also being provided with the ball bearings The lamp forks 1., are further lp'rovided with the rearwardly extending To the ends of the arms 7, is pivoted connecting rod 8, which is supplied with an adjusting nut or turnbuckle 9. near one end thereof; while the opposite end is extended beyond the pivot point and has attached thereto a vertical compensating rod 1Q,

To the steering rod 11. ot the automobile is secured an arm 12, by the clamp 13; said arm 12, being formed with a vcrtical oritice 14; within which is held a ruliil'ier or eather bushing or collar 15. through which extends the lower end of the compensating vertical rod 10. qaid compensating rod 10, is of suliicient lcngth to prevent its jumping out of said bushing and yet compensates for all of the Vertical motion of the body of the vehicle with reference to the running gear. In this way it will be readily seen that the slightest lateral movement of the steering rod 11, will n'iove the rod 10, and reciproate the connecting rod 8. and thus turn the lamps on their pivot mountings.

'Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In a device ot the class described, in. combination with lamp forks pivoted to the car. of arms secured to and projecting from the base of said lamp forks. both forwardly and rearwardly at right angles thereto. an adjustable connectingrod pivoted upon the ends of said arms. and ha ving one of its ends extending" beyond said pivot point. a combined actuating and compensating rod secured upon one end of aid connecting rod and extending downwardlv at right angles thereto. and an armsccurcd to the steering, rod of the vehicle and having said compensating" rod slidably mounted therein.

In a swivel headlight apparatus for vehicles. comprising in combination with a.

pair of lamp forks formed with depending spindles pivotally mounted upon said vehicle. of actuating arms extending from said spindles at right anglcs' thereto. :1 connecting rod joining said actuating arms and having one of its ends extending beyond one of said arms; a compensating rod extending downward from said connecting rod and an arm secured to the steering rod of said vehicle, and formed with a vertical orifice in the body thereof for the receptionof said eon'lpensating rod allowing said rod to have a free vertical movement and preventing any lateral movement of said rod.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature I11 presence of two \VIiJDOFIROS.

NOAH B. GOOK LIGY.

W'itnesses \VM. J. Cour/rim, JOHN J. 'liromrsoiv. 

